NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 – Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown has been suspended one game without pay and fined $25,000 for making contact with a game official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations.

The incident occurred with 8:41 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 96-87 loss to the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City on Feb. 4.

Brown will serve his suspension Monday when the Lakers play the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center.

I called it. Not happy about this. The NBA should look into some of the actions of the referees. Yes Mike Brown deserved what he got. Its just stupid to think that if that blatant foul was whistled, that Mike Brown wouldn't be suspended. I can understand if the ref misses a call because two guys were going for the ball that went out of bounds, but I cannot understand how a 7 footer getting tackled by another player can ever go unnoticed.